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Friday, September 30, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Friday, September 30, 2016
You were our shepherd, says Knesset speaker
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleKnesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein praises Peres’s “modesty.”
“Shimon, you taught us an important lesson about life — not only about longevity,” but how to live a meaningful life, he says.
“You proved again and again, to all the skeptics, how great” Israel is, he says.
Edelstein: you knew better than anyone who great our country is. #peresfuneral
— Sara Miller????️ (@saramill) September 30, 2016
“We learned from you never to give up and despair,” Edelstein adds.
The Knesset speaker quotes Peres saying how he wanted to be a shepherd. You were out shepherd, he says.
Edelstein at Peres funeral: "You always said you wanted to be a shepherd. You were. You were our shepherd. Our guide."
— Raoul Wootliff (@RaoulWootliff) September 30, 2016
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